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The Oxford dictionary of word histories / edited by Glynnis Chantrell.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- English language--Etymology--Dictionaries.
- English language.
- English language--Etymology.
- Genre:
- Dictionaries.
- Physical Description:
- viii, 559 pages ; 24 cm
- Other Title:
- Word histories
- Place of Publication:
- Oxford [England] ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2002.
- Summary:
- Informative and enlightening, this volume describes the origins and sense development of over 11,000 words in the English language. Well-known idioms such as "say it with flowers" are highlighted with the dates of their original use and how and when they came about.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Delphine Okie Richardson Book Fund.
- ISBN:
- 0198631219
- OCLC:
- 47927659
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